Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe A recent study conducted in Harare has raised concerns about alarmingly low levels of physical activity among pregnant women, with nearly 89% failing to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations for moderate-intensity physical activity during pregnancy. The research, carried out across ten primary healthcare clinics in the city, paints […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe Gender-based violence (GBV) and harmful practices continue to plague West and Central Africa, as outlined in the recent UNFPA Acceleration Paper, Towards Zero Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Practices in West and Central Africa. This comprehensive report reveals the alarming prevalence of GBV, female genital mutilation (FGM), and child marriage in […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s fight against HIV is set to gain a new ally as Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) prepares to introduce the long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug, cabotegravir (CAB-LA), before the end of the year. The intervention, anticipated by experts to revolutionise HIV prevention, comes as recent data continue […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe A number of ferrochrome industries that are burning fossil fuels at Gweru light industries areas are turning the city into a hotspot of air pollution, investigations reveal. At the same time, the increase of air pollutants now poses a health hazard for residents at ward 4, 10 and 12 (including […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe By February 2024, Zimbabwe will record 38,763 cases, if Government of Zimbabwe and Non-Governmental Organizations don’t step up the fight against cholera which was reported earlier this month by UNICEF Emergency Specialist for Zimbabwe, Rosewiter Mazivofa. There are more and more cases of sickness in the provinces of Mashonaland Central, […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in UAE At the 2023 Reaching the Last Mile Forum, countries around the world promised to give a total of $777. 2 million to fight neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This is a big step towards reaching the goals set by the World Health Organization to control and eliminate NTDs by 2030. Working […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe In the next two years, 18 million doses of the groundbreaking malaria vaccine will be distributed among twelve African countries from various regions. The implementation of this initiative is a significant progress in the battle against a major contributor to mortality in the region. The distribution of the malaria vaccine […]
